Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 66.9 years in Myanmar (Burma) and 66.3 years in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.6 years, or 1.01 times that in Sudan.
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What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Sudan.
- In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 189 and Sudan ranked 193 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 79.1 years and Sudan at 78.1 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 66.9 | 66.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 66.5 | 65.7 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 65.6 | 64.5 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 66.6 | 65.1 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 66.5 | 65.8 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 66.2 | 65.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 65.9 | 65.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 65.6 | 64.7 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 65.3 | 64.4 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 65 | 64 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 64.6 | 63.4 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 64.3 | 63.4 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 63.9 | 63.2 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 63.5 | 63 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 63.1 | 62.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 56.4 | 61.3 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 62.4 | 61.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 62 | 60.4 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 61.7 | 57.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 61.4 | 56.8 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 61.2 | 58.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 60.9 | 59.3 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | 59.3 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 60.4 | 59 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 60.1 | 58.6 | 66 |
| 1998 | 59.9 | 58.3 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 59.5 | 58.1 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 59.2 | 57.6 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 58.7 | 57.5 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 58.3 | 57 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 58 | 56.1 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 57.7 | 56 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 57.4 | 55.6 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 57.2 | 55.5 | 64 |
| 1989 | 56.9 | 54.9 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 56.6 | 55 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 56.4 | 54.8 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 56.1 | 54.6 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 55.8 | 50 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 55.6 | 49.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 55.3 | 49.6 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 55 | 54.4 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 54.7 | 54.4 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 54.4 | 54.1 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 54 | 53.4 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 53.3 | 53.5 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 52.9 | 53.3 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 52.5 | 53.3 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 52.1 | 53.2 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 51.8 | 53 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 51.4 | 52.8 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 51 | 52.5 | 56 |
| 1970 | 50.5 | 52.3 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 50 | 52 | 56 |
| 1968 | 49.4 | 51.8 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 48.9 | 51.5 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 48.2 | 51.3 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 47.4 | 51 | 54 |
| 1964 | 46.7 | 50.9 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 46 | 50.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 45.3 | 50.4 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 44.6 | 50 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 44.1 | 49.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 43.4 | 49.2 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 42.8 | 48.9 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 42 | 48.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 41.2 | 48.1 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 40.4 | 47.7 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 39.6 | 47.3 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 38.6 | 46.9 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 37.7 | 46.5 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 36.5 | 46.2 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 35.7 | 45.8 | 46.4 |
| 1926 | 30.8 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.165.7–68.5 | 66.565.1–67.9 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 67.365.3–69.2 | 66.764.8–68.6 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 67.565.1–69.9 | 66.964.5–69.2 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 67.764.9–70.4 | 67.164.1–69.8 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 67.964.8–70.9 | 67.364–70.3 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 68.164.7–71.4 | 67.464–70.8 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 68.364.7–71.8 | 67.663.7–71.1 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 68.564.6–72.2 | 67.863.8–71.6 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 68.764.7–72.7 | 6863.7–71.8 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 68.964.6–73 | 68.163.6–72.2 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 6964.6–73.3 | 68.363.5–72.5 | 75 |
| 2035 | 69.264.6–73.7 | 68.563.7–73 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 69.464.6–74.1 | 68.663.7–73.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 69.564.7–74.5 | 68.863.5–73.5 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 69.764.6–74.9 | 6963.4–74 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 69.964.6–75.2 | 69.163.5–74.2 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 70.164.6–75.4 | 69.363.5–74.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 70.264.6–75.7 | 69.563.5–74.6 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 70.464.6–76.2 | 69.663.6–74.9 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 70.564.6–76.3 | 69.863.5–75.2 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 70.764.6–76.8 | 69.963.9–75.5 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 70.864.6–77.2 | 70.163.9–75.8 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 7164.7–77.4 | 70.364–76 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 71.264.8–77.5 | 70.463.9–76.4 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 71.364.9–77.9 | 70.663.9–76.6 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 71.564.8–78.2 | 70.763.8–76.8 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 71.664.7–78.5 | 70.963.9–77.1 | 77 |
| 2051 | 71.865–78.8 | 7163.7–77.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 71.964.9–79.1 | 71.263.9–77.7 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 72.165.1–79.6 | 71.363.7–78 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 72.264.9–79.7 | 71.563.9–78.1 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 72.464.9–80.1 | 71.664.1–78.5 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 72.564.8–80.2 | 71.863.8–78.6 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 72.764.9–80.7 | 71.963.9–78.9 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 72.864.9–80.8 | 72.164.2–79.2 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 7365.1–81.1 | 72.264.2–79.2 | 78 |
| 2060 | 73.165.3–81.5 | 72.364.3–79.6 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 73.365.2–81.8 | 72.564.4–79.9 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 73.465.2–82 | 72.664.3–80.2 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 73.665.3–82.1 | 72.864.2–80.2 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 73.765.4–82.3 | 72.964.4–80.6 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 73.965.5–82.5 | 73.164.3–80.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 7465.4–82.6 | 73.264.2–80.9 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 74.265.6–82.9 | 73.364.4–81.2 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 74.365.5–83.2 | 73.564.4–81.6 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 74.565.5–83.5 | 73.664.6–81.9 | 79 |
| 2070 | 74.665.5–83.7 | 73.864.7–82.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 74.865.7–83.7 | 73.964.6–82.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 74.965.6–83.9 | 74.164.6–82.6 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 75.165.9–84.1 | 74.264.4–82.6 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 75.265.8–84.3 | 74.464.8–82.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 75.466.1–84.5 | 74.564.5–83.1 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 75.666–84.7 | 74.764.7–83.2 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 75.766.1–84.8 | 74.864.7–83.4 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 75.966–85.2 | 74.964.6–83.6 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 7666–85.3 | 75.164.5–83.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 76.166–85.4 | 75.264.6–84.1 | 80 |
| 2081 | 76.366–85.4 | 75.464.7–84.3 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 76.465.9–85.6 | 75.564.7–84.5 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 76.665.9–85.6 | 75.764.9–84.6 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 76.765.8–85.8 | 75.865.2–85 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 76.966.1–86 | 7665.2–85 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 7766.1–86.3 | 76.165.4–85 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 77.266–86.4 | 76.265.5–85.1 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 77.366.2–86.5 | 76.465.3–85.2 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 77.566.2–86.8 | 76.565–85.6 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 77.666.1–86.9 | 76.765.4–85.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 77.866.5–86.9 | 76.865.2–86 | 81 |
| 2092 | 77.966.4–87.1 | 7765.2–86.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 7866.3–87.3 | 77.165.2–85.9 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 78.266.7–87.6 | 77.265.2–86.1 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 78.366.5–87.6 | 77.465.4–86.3 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 78.566.7–87.8 | 77.565.5–86.6 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 78.666.9–87.9 | 77.765.7–86.7 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 78.866.8–87.9 | 77.865.7–86.8 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 78.966.6–88.1 | 7865.6–86.8 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 79.166.7–88.4 | 78.165.5–87 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan
Health
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025